As long as we’re still up …………….

[richard roop]

#176071

Went to a gun show in Willcox today and scored on a 50# Howatt ‘The Stick’ longbow in almost unused condition for only $175

Really windy outside so my first shots have been in the shop at 15 yards.  So far, it shows promise !!!!

[richard roop]

#176084

Ok …………… Replaced the material on the shelf with a leather side plate and loop Velcro on the shelf.  Lost the endless loop string and made a Flemish Twist one  with a slightly lower brace height.

Truly a sweet shooting stick !!!!

If there’s one last piece of advice that I can give while we’re still on-line is that longbows and Flemish Twist strings belong together.  Nothing against endless loop strings; I’ve made about a mile of them for recurves & compounds. It just seems though, that the Twist string softens the shot reverb thru the limbs on a longbow.

Now ……………. The coyotes are howling and I must go into the desert.

[aeronut]

#176088

All the strings I’ve ever made are Flemish twist and I agree they belong on a longbow and longbows are all I’ve ever made.

If you score on a coyote post a hero picture for us.

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